Court rules N.H. woman has right to film police

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to throw out a New Hampshire woman's lawsuit against the Weare police department, saying she had a constitutional right to videotape a police officer during a traffic stop.

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Posted May. 26, 2014 at 10:30 AM
Updated May 26, 2014 at 10:31 AM

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Updated May 26, 2014 at 10:31 AM

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to throw out a New Hampshire woman's lawsuit against the Weare police department, saying she had a constitutional right to videotape a police officer during a traffic stop.

The court in its unanimous ruling Friday rejected arguments by Weare officers that they should be immune from liability.

The ruling allows Carla Gericke of Lebanon to pursue her civil rights violation claims that Weare police charged her with illegal wiretapping in retaliation for her videotaping a 2010 traffic stop of a friend.

The lawyer for the Weare Police Department says the officers could still prevail when tried.